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‘Large-scale information theft’: Latitude cyberattack worse than first reported
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-03-22 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A cyberattack on Latitude Financial appears worse than first reported, with the non-bank lender revealing the data of current and former customers as well as applicants across Australia and New Zealand has been affected.

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Downer EDI faces class action threat over accounting irregularities
Construction 2023-03-21 3:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Downer EDI is facing a possible shareholder class action after the construction giant revealed accounting irregularities had caused it to overstate its revenue by as much as $40 million.

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Sydney lawyer sentenced to 12 years for role in Plutus tax fraud
White Collar 2023-03-21 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Sydney lawyer has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison for laundering $24 million as part of the Plutus tax fraud.

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Star Entertainment pleads guilty to Queensland gambling law violations
Gaming 2023-03-20 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Star Entertainment has pleaded guilty in Queensland to seven charges of allowing the purchase of gambling chips with a credit card, months after being with a $100 million fine for violating the state’s gambling laws.

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Ex-Australian soldier charged with war crime in Afghanistan
Crime 2023-03-20 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Australian soldier has been charged with the war crime of murder while stationed in Afghanistan, the first arrest made after the 2020 Brereton report into war crimes in Afghanistan referred 19 individuals for possible prosecution.

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High Court to hear Qld council’s appeal in class action by waterfront property owners
High Court 2023-03-17 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has granted special leave to a Queensland council to challenge a ruling ordering it to repay owners of waterfront properties tens of thousands of dollars spent on an invalid canal maintenance levy.

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‘Got any gear’: Court releases Lehrmann texts on day Higgins rape claims aired
Defamation 2023-03-17 9:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann texted friends “you got any gear” and “need bags” on the day former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins went public with rape allegations on an episode of The Project.

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Coca-Cola trade mark for lemon cartoon revoked for non-use
Intellectual Property 2023-03-17 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An IP Australia delegate has partially revoked a Coca-Cola trade mark for a cartoon lemon acquired from Monster Energy in 2015, finding scant evidence that Hubert’s Lemonade, which features the winking lemon, has been sold in Australia.

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IPH, Latitude Financial latest victims of cyberattacks
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-03-16 9:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IPH Limited, which owns IP firms Spruson & Ferguson and Griffith Hack, and lender Latitude Financial have become the latest victims of cyberattacks, with the latter revealing the personal data of hundreds of thousands of customers has been stolen.

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Kanye West hit with burger shop’s costs after lawsuit thrown out
Intellectual Property 2023-03-14 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been ordered to foot the legal bill of a small Melbourne restaurant he sued, after the lawsuit was thrown out due to the artist’s failure to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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